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1 nstructons regardng preparaton. of War Dares (whch wll be kept from frst day of moblzaton, creaton or embodment), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol.. Ttle pages wll be prepared. Place THE HAGUE lrlr :25,000 : WAR DARY ~ (Erase headng not requred) West NSR June 945 Date Hour Page Summary of Events a.nd nformaton :M.F.H. ll " 40/ P & S / Orgnal, duplcate and trplcate to be forwarded to 0. / c 2nd Echelon for dsposal. 0430, 2 Offcers and 24 other ranks left ths mornng on leave to Unted Kngdom. 200 Bde nforms ths HQ that "B" Coy now at No 4 German Stagng Camp can be wthdrawn : nm~edately. /500 2 Offcers and 2 other ranks arrve as renforcements and were alloted to Coys. 700 All carrers that are at the Control Post llff are beng moved to C Coy area. j Weather today, cloudy n the mornng becomng fne n the afternoon. l other ranks proceeded on leave to Unted Kngdom. Remarks, referen0n to Appendces and ntals other ranks proceeded on re-patraton draft. 00 : "B" Coy starts to move from No 4 German Stagng Camp to former Coy area Twq o-/;tj~ platoons now n the area. They wll move agan tomorrow to area ~ j200 Capt C.H. Smth s now Bn pollng booth Offcer. J Weather today, fne and warm. ~ "B" Coy. now n area j Church Parades as per pt OrdersT, Appx Leut JJ Mac])onald s now Br Sports Offcer. Weather today, fne and warm. ~~~ /00 00 Tranng as per syllabus Offcer and 42 Other Ranks proceeded on leave to Unted Kngdom. A drvers course s started at Unt transport. 8 men from the Bn are attendng. Leut A J Glls and 4- Other Rakks as armed guards proceeded to NJ\llGEN wth the Ontaro Electon Balloto They wll be gone 24 hrse Weather today, fne and warm. Tranng as per syllabus 2C, Major WVT Mar attended a conference on rehabltaton at ROTTERDAM. The of dscusson was the tranng of the. solder durng the comng perod pror dscharge. The CO and O proceeded on a vst to Dv HQ. E/Capt LF Wlmot (MC) and Sgt Dempster gave a talk on rehabltaton to Bn HQ. topc/ to hr /vcu3 Appx 5 Appx 5

2 nstructons regardng preparaton of VVa.r Dares (whch wll be kept from frst dav of moblzaton, creaton or embodment), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol. l. Ttle pages wll be prepared. VVAR DARY omx West NSR (Erase headng not req ured) June 945 M.l".M. 40/ P & S / 37 30/2 Orgnal, duplcate arul trplcate to be forwarded td 0. / c 2nd Echelon for dsposal. Place T HE HAGUE MR :25,000 Date R marks, referencer. Hour Page 2 S=mary of Events and nformaton t.o Appendces and ntals other ranks arrved as renforcements and were alloted to Coys. ~. l2025 :No 3 and 4 Dutch Coys are no longer under comnand o th~s : Weather today, fne and warm. m-ranng as per syllabus / Appx j 5 other ranks proceeded on short leave to BRUSSELS. l 030 The Co held a Bn Parade and march past at ALEXANDER VELD MR647934, THE HAGUE. Dres~ was web belt, anklets and personal weapon$ Before the march past the CO gathered tble men around hm and gave them a short talk on what was gong on and the expectances of the futlreo j030 The O attended a conference at Bde HQ to receve nstructons on the Ceremonel Parade to be held at ROTTERDAM on Sunday, 0 Jun. 530 Message receved from AA&QMG, 3 CB: t s ntended to turn over enemy naval stores a.nd naval nstallatons (ncludng coast defehoes)to the Royal Mavyo Advse locatof v-;:_/jp 0 and nature of all stores and nstallatons soonest. ~~V Un~t. 530 CO and O proceeded to attend Bde Sports held at vue Sports Ground :MR Ths Unt took second place n the Bde Champonshp. 700 The CO held a conference at the offcers mess attended by all Cpy Comds.. Ponts. dscussed were dscplne, generally and the comng parade to be held n ROTTERDAM./ 800 The Control Post at has been ~emoved. Permeter responsblty~ow completew n the hands. of No 3 and 4 Dutch Coys» who are no longer under command of ths Unt:. Weather today, fne and warmo / Tranng as per syllabus Appx Major HM Esenhauer and 20 other ranks proceeded on a tour of the RUHR and North W~st GERMAlrY from the ar. The ar trp lasted for two hours and proved to be an educat~ve as well as nterestng onec other ranks proceeded to jon the Pacfc Drafto j30 0 Coy moved :eo former Coy Area MR e Leut-Col JA Nesb tt has taken over command of 3 Cdn nf Bde and Majo/ ww Mar assumes command of ths Unto

3 WAR DARY M.l.M. 40/ P & s ; s7 ao7lj nstructons regardmg preparaton of. War Dares (whch wll be kept from frst dav of moblzaton, creaton or emboclm~nt), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol. l. Orgnal, duplcate ad trplcate to ht ~... forwarded t.o 0. f c 2nd Echelon for dsposal. Ttle pages wll be prepared. West NSR (Erase headng not requred) JUNE 945 Pla.~ THEHA.GUE MR :25,000 Date 7 a 9 Hour 700, j ; "700 o43o loo Page 3 Smllllary of Eve.nU end n.fonr..at.on Remarks, rtfcrenl.(. to AppendCes a.nrl ntals 2C held a conference attended by Adjt, O and all Coy Comds. At ths conference three commttees were apponted as follows :- ( ) Commttee of educaton, Capt RJ McNel Educatonal Offcer wth Leut elements and Leut Glls as assstants. {2) Sports Commttee, Capt CH Smth Chef Sports offcer wth Leut JJ MacDonald n ~)f charge of boxng and Leut AE MacDonald assstng n other sports. (3) Re~~eatona~ ~~ Commttee ~de up of the MO ~~d Capt DR Eews wth the Padre ~Capt Wlmot~~s an j honorary member. Weather todaj, fne and warm. Tranng as per syllabus.a.ppx 5 Parade was held for all personnel who had not prevously voted. A practce parade was held n the area between A and "D" Coy for the ceremonal parade to be held n ROTTERDAM Sunday. Ths Bn s to send 4 Coys of 96 men each to take part. The parade was dentcal to nstructons lad down for tomorrows show. J / A/CO, Major Wf/ Mar held a conference n the Offcers Mess attended by the Coy Com4s, Ja O and QM. Ponts of dscusson were admnstratve dffcultes, how they could b corrected and further detals of the parade n ROTTERDAJ~ tomorrow. Weather today, fne and warm wth exceptonally hgh wnd. Tranng as per syllabus / Appx 5 3 other ranks proceeded on 60 hour leave to PARS other ranks proceeded to jon the Pacfc Drafto A/CO,Major WW Mar and O proceeded to 3 CB to attend a cotordnatng conference ReS Dv :March Past n ROTTERDAM, tomorrow, 0 Jun 45. Major HM Esenhauer has taken over the dutes as 2C of ths Bn. other rank proceeded on compassonate leave to Unted Kngdom. ~CO held a conference n. the offcers mess attended by the four Rfle Coy Comds a*d one offcer from each of ther Coys~ Sup Coy Comd, Hq Coy Comd, Padre, Adjt,O andjto Here he passed down the latest nstructons on the parade tomorrow whch he recev~d from Bde ths mornng. mmedately followng the conference the CO, 2Cs O, Adjt and the f ur Rfle Coy Comds proceeded to ROTTERDAJa and made themselves acquanted wth the SP, lne of march and \the DP. Weather today, Fne and warm.

4 nstructons regardng preparaton of vvar Dares (whch wll be kept from frst day of moblzaton, creaton or embodment), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol.. Ttle pages wll b~ prepared. WAR DARY tlt fnfjbh}f-jf~~h~~x West HSR ( Emse headng not requred) JUNE 945 M.l".M. 40/ P & S/37 ( 3U7: Orgnal, duplcate a:nd trplcate to be forwarded to 0. / c 2nd Echelon for dsposal. Place THE HAGUE MR :25,000 D H ~ j Remarkf,. ate our Page.. 0._,, Summary o Events and nformaton referenc(-ls to Appendces and ntals other ranks proceeded on short leave to BRUSSELS.,0900 : As many personnel as possble proceeded to ROTTEPllAM as spectators for the march pqst to be held ths JtlOrnng. 05 j ~oo j : Church parades, see Ptl Orders Appx The Dvsonal March+Past was held ths mornng. For partculars see notes on,.a.ppx 6./ Bde Conference 030 hrs, 9th Jun 45. ~~~ Warnng Order receved from 3 CB that ths Bn wll take over responsblty of. ~ guards from 443 Bty, lt AA at ff649978, and Sheet 37J, Holl~~d :25QOO Relef to be completed by 800 hours, Jun 45. Weather today, fne ad warm wth scattered showers towards evenng. Tranng as per syllabus Appx 5 0 other ranks proceeded on leave to Unted Kngdo~. 0 Capt RE Cam.pbell eft for CANADA ths mo:rnng to take over dutes as an SPO. (J e..)ec.tf 7 e YJ"oJ~~e) off"er) O and offcer from B, C and D" Coys proceeded on a recce of postons ths/. Bn wll take over from the Lt AA ths evenng. The followng s the proposed plan:+ Each post wll be manned by Platoon strength. (a) Costal defence poston,schevenngen South MR609938,, to be taken over by B Boy. (b) Costal defence J?Oston, SCHEVENNGEN North, MR649978,, H6lland to be taken over by C jcoy. (c) Radar Dumps and telephone exchange SCHEVEVNGEl\f MR638948,, t~ be taken over by "D" Coy.. l Leut Smth, /B" Coy reportshs Platoon s on the way to take over guard at ~/~ Leut Murray repo~.. ts hs platoon on the way to take over. guard at ("D" Coy) /vvv Bde nforms ths HQ that 443 Bty, Lt AA wll be movng from Old German HQ and Telephone exchange at VOORJ3URG MR70098,, o :25,000. T CO and O proceed to VOORBURG to recce for the takng over of Old German HQ and Teephone exchange at Leut Smth, / B" Coy on arrvng at area where he s to take over the guard/ ~ fnds no accomod~~on for hs platoon. He leaves one Sgt and 0 other ranks trere,. The remander wll move n when the Lt ~-A moves out. other ranks arrve as renforcements and were alloted to Coys.

5 nstructons regardng preparaton of \Var Dares (whch wll be kept from frst day of moblzaton, creaton or embodment), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol. l. Ttle pages wll be prepared. Plar.e THE HAGUE MR :25,000 Date West NSR Hour Page 5 WAR DARY a ~~XS7 ~R x (Era..~e heaf.ng not requfred) JUNE 945 Surn.mary of Events and nfornll.tcn 950 "D Coy nforms ths HQ that one Offcer and 32 Other ranks the Lt AA of ther dutes at the dump at SCHEVENNGEN(radar MR638948, sheet 3~~,. Weather, fne and warm wth ran later n the evell.ng. M.F.M. ll 40/P & S/37 ll072 Orgnal, duplcate ~md trplcate to be forwarded t-o 0. c. 2nd Echelon for dspo~;n.l R-emarks, refe-renee:; to Appendce~ and l ntal~ of ther co-;-;;leved -r d -- and telephone exchange)/ ~ 2 Tranng as per syllabus 700 CO, l~ajor WW Mar held a conference at the Offcers Mess a~tended by tha Coy Comds,.A.djt and O. Man :ponts dscussed were the educatonal, sports and recreatonal programmes. At the meetng the CO stressed that t was of p)mary mportance that the men be kept bus~. Today fe" Coy moved the remander of ther platoon to the cdstal defence poston J SCHEVENNGEN South, MR609938,, makng the strength of the post offcer and 36 other rankso Weather today, fne and warm, changng to cloudy wth scattered showers n the latd / afternoono j 3 J Tranng as per syllabus 0400 / 3 other ranks proceeded on short leave to BRUSSELS other ran~ proceeded on compassonate leave to CANADA. / / other ranks prodeeded to jon Pacfc Draft Capt GG Taylor proceeded wth the D.A.A&QMG on a prelmnary accomodaton recce to ) UTRECHT MR227904, Sheet 376,, :25,000. ; oth~r ranks proceeded to jon the Canadan Odcupatonal Forces~ 400 The CO and 2C pad a vst to the guard postons at SCHEVENNGEN. 400 t s the ntenton that "C" Coy wll move the remanaer of ther platoon to the pqst j (coast defence poston 49978) at 730 hours today, makng the guards on all Ger~ dumps and nstallatons platoon strengthe : j800/ 0 Coy now have a full platoon ( offcer and 33 other ranks) at the oostal defencjle j poston SCHEVENNG~~ North, ,,, :25,000. Weather today, Cloudy and cool~o.a.ppx 5 Appx 5

6 lw, tructons regardug preparaton o \Var Dares (whch wll be kept from frst day of moblzaton, creaton or embodment), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol.. Ttle page..> wll be pr epared. West NSR WAR DARY rltx (Erase l;ea.dng not requred) JUNE 945 M.F.M. ll 40/P & S / 37 (30r.l Orgnal,. duplcate and trplcate to be forwarded to 0. jc 2nd Echelon for d.sposul Pa.ce Dl.te Hour j oj 400, r400 Page 6 SuT..rnary of Events f.nd nfonna.tcn Remarks, refereree: to Appendees o.nd..rttale. THE HAGUE 4 Tran,Sng as per syllabus - Pp.."":x:---=-s--- MR lo9oo: 9 other ranks proceeded to JO~n Pacfc Draft Sheet : CO, Major WW Mar pad a vst to "B" Coy guard poston MR609938, Sh 372,:25,000; 345 The Padre, E/Capt LF Wlmot gave a talk on rehabltaton to all personnel wth :25, servce ponts and all those who have volunteered for servce wth the Cdn Far East Forces. 400 Leut EJ McConnell and 29 other ranks proceeded on an advance party to Army conce~traton area MR227904, Sheet 376,, : (Uty-ec_t..t) t s expected that ths Bn wll move to the army concentraton area 6 or 8 J~ 45. Capt RJ McNel conducted a tat~ of the Peace Palace, THE HAGUE. t was attended by 5 other ranks from the Bn. Major WW Mar and O proceeded to 443 Bty, Lt AA re the takng over of German HQ. and telephone exchange~ MR 70098,,, : t s now learned that ths relef s unlkely to take place. War~ng order receved from 3 CB :- 74 AA Bde wll releve 3 CB of all guards et~ forthwth (.) Rep from 74 AA Ede expected to report ths afternoon (.) Further det~ls later (.) 3CB expected to move to concentraton area UTRECHT on or about 7 Jxn 4$ (.) Weather today, fne and warm. j Tranng as per syllabus Appx 5 2C, RSM and offcer from each coy proceeded on a recce to UTRECHT concentraton) area. Bn tablod sports were held ths afternoon at the sports feld near BHQ. t was woh by the Sgnal Platoon from HQ Coy wth 60 ponts. "A" Coy were a close_ second wth/ 58 ponts. Leut LL elements proceeded on a rehabltaton course to the Unted Kngdomo The CO and ~ proceeded to the sports feld and then to the Bn Guard postons. Capt Edgar, Bde Educ~tonal Offcer gave a talk to the Offcers of the Bn n the Offcers Mess on the rehabltaton educatonal programme. Weather today, fne and warmv Tranng as per syllabus 2 offcers and 6 other ranks proceeded on leave to the Unted Kngdom. Appx 5 ~

7 lnstructons regs,rdg preparaton of War Dares (whch wll be kept from frst dav of moblzaton, creaton or embodment), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol. l. Ttle pages wll be prepared. West NSR WAR DARY m?k~~~mlhm~ (Erase headng not requred) JUNE 945.U.F.M. 40/P & S/37 \~Ot:l Orgnal, dnplcate and trplcate to be forwarded to 0. /c 2nd Echelon for dsposal. Place THE HAGUE MR6489~7,.. :25,000 Date Hour :Page 7 SrL:JJ.ary of Events and nformaton : : 0930 ~ other ranks proceeded to jon the Canadan Occupatonal Forces Le ut LN Gervas gave a lectuxe on rehabltaton to ]n Hq and Hq Coy. The O pad a vst to the Bn guard postons ; Leut HN Lash has replaced Leut NVK Wyle as LO at 3C]. Leut Wyle proceeded toj the Unted Kngdom on leave. The CO, 2C and RSM made a tour of nspecton of all Bn bllets. Representatves from 74 JL~ ]de arrved at ths Hq and arrangements were made for the take over whch s to take place 9 Jun. They wll releve the Bn guards at th$ followng postons; MR609938, and ,, :25, Coy won the Bn volleyball champonshp ths afternoon and were presented wth j Remarks, referenr~os to Append.ce..s und ntal~;. 7 o8oo lto25l j M_.. 00 cgarettes and chocolate by the K of c. J Weather today, fne and warm. 2:xra:.E.g~ other rank proceeded to jon the Cdn Far East Forces.. Church parades as lad down n Pt Orders Ths afternoon the offcers of the ]n played softball to decde upon a team to play the men. Weather today, fne and warm. j Ap~ /~ Tranng as per syllabus / Appx 5 Dspatch Rder proceeded to MR2895, UTRECHT, Sheet 376,, :25.,000 to gu~e a platoon of RCRs to be used as a de monstraton Platoon n THE HAGDE. Ths :Platoon: wll go to each of the Unts of 3CB and gve a demonstraton of drll, guard mov~~ng, etc. Representatves from 2CB, 3CB and Sask Lt nf attended a meetng held at ths HQ to dscuss nfantry Weapons and equpment problems. Message to all Coys : All avalable persdl.mel, less those on couxses wll attend a demonstraton on foot drll, guard mountng, etc to be put on between 430 and 539 hours today by a platoon from the RCRs. Place to be made known later. Demonstraton platoon from the RCRs arrve at ths HQc. Demonstraton by the RCR platoon, slated for ths afternoon cancelled ~tl tommrrow. M~jor WE Garber ~s.now.conduct~ng an NCOs school of 2 Cpls and L/Cpls. RSM and vatous o~her. NCOs are glvlng lnstructon.o School wll commence at 330 h~urs, today. j

8 lnstlllctons regardjg preparaton of Vhr Dares (whch wll be kept from frst dav of moblzaton, creaton or embodm~nt), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol. l. Ttle pgges wll be prepared. West NSR WAR DARY tm ~7J~ /.FJ.3tK«~ (Erase headng not requred) JUNE 945 M.F.M. 40/P & S / 37 ~07: Orgnal, duplcate and trplcate to b forwarded t.o 0. / c 2nd Echelon for clspo;;nl. l 20 Page 8 SUlllDary of Even~ and nformaton Message to platoons of "E","C" and "T Coys. You wll be releved of guards on German dumps and nstallatons by 74 AA Bde tomorrow, 20 Jun 45. Relef to be completed by 400 hrso Weather today, fne and warm. Rerrwrks, refcrencfls d tc Appendccfl unc --- ntn]f; Tranng as per syllabus Appx other ranks proceeded to J0n the Canadan Occupatonal Forces 330 Capt RJ McNel, Unt Educatonal Offcer conducted a tour of DELFT Musttu..m and Pott~r;y Works. About 45 other ranks from ths Bn attendedo 330 "D" Coy report the relef of ther guard at ,,, :25,000 c~.mp lete 45 "B" Coy report the relef of ther guard at ,,, :25,000 co;mplete 45 C Coy report the relef of ther guard at , sheet 372,, : cd,mplete J 500 Bn Parade was held on the Bn parade square. The parade was held n honor of those ~ho ~ have offered ther servces n the Pacfc. l :ajor CF Whynacht, Offcer n charge o:f: / the Pacfc Draft took the salute from the Bn. 545 O proceeded to UTRECHT to r,ecce the route lad on by 3CB for the comng move to the concentraton area. l7oo Movement Order No 7 ssued, on the move to the Concentraton area UTRECHT on 2 J~. Appx Weather today, fne and warm. j Tranng as per syllabus Appx offcers and 46 other ranks proceeded on leave to the Unted Kngdom 0800 offcer and 4 other ranks proceeded to jon the Canadan Far East Forces other ranks proceeded to jon the Canadan Occupatonal Forces. 090 A demonstraton of drll, guard mountng, etc was gven br the RCR demonstraton j platoon on the Bn parade square~ All avalable personnel were n attendance. 4-30, The O wth 3 dspatch rders proceeded to the Bde SP, VOOHBURG. He nstructed the dspatch rders where ther convoy control ponts would be through THE HAGUE other ranks proceeded to jon the.canadan Occupatonal Forces.. h00 The CO held a conference n the offcers mess attended by Coy Corods. Fnal detals l were lad on for the move to the concentraton.area Thff227904, Sheet 376,,. :25,-000 tomorrow 2 Jun 4-5. j Weather today, fne and warm. /

9 J.nstructons regard.jg preparaton cf \Var Dares (whch -wll be kept from frst dav of moblzaton. creaton or embodment), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol. Ttle pages wll be prepared. n... ace THE HAGUE M:R :25,000 UTP..ECHT MR Sheet 376 :25,000 Date Hour oo WAR DARY m G~ULJBmH~&MB& West NSR (Eta.se havlng not requl-ed j JUJE M.F.M. 40/ P & S / 37 ::S0/2; Orgnal, duplcate and trplcate to bp forwarded to 0. c 2nd Echelon for dspo::;tj.l Rem;;;,rks, referenc:(~-~ Page 9 Sc<rD.Jnary of Event.s tmd nformaton to Appendce;; wd , mtw.lb K of C actvtes.: Durng the perod spent n THE HAGUE a Bn canteen was organz~d - - wth readng and ~ tng roo~~, a ~heatr~ and a dance hall. Numerous fl~s were sl_lqwn /:., A) and other entertanment provaed, ncludng stage shows by Dutch Entertanment Unl~s. ~~ Dances were held twce a week and the. canteen was open daly for cgatettes, candy~etc. Tranng as per syllabus Appx 5 offcer and 23 other ranks proceeded to jon the Canadan Far East Forces Bn moved as per movement order and arrved n area UTRECHT at 25 hours. The move; proceeded very welland was completed wthout the loss of a meal, breakfast beng n ~~& TEE HAGUE and dnner n UTRECHT. BHQ was establshed at , sheet 376,., /;(J:f - :25, other ranks proceeded to jon the Canadan Occupatonal Forces. The CO attended a conference at 3CB HQ where detals were lad on for General Cretars vst tomorrow, 22 Jun, also rules and regulatons for the Bde camp were dscussed~ mmedately followng dnner the CO held a conference n the offcers mess and ds~ussed the plans for General Crerars vst tomorrow. t s expected that the General and hs party as well as the Bde Staff wll have coffee wth the CO and hs Coy Comds at 005 hours. At ths conference the CO also made knovm the polcy to be followed n the present locaton. Major WE Garber s now at BHQ n preparaton for takng over the poston of 2C when Major HM Esenhauer the present 2C assumes the actng command of the Bn. Major WW Mar the present Bn Commander wll be leavng on 23 Jun on repatraton draft to Canada. Weather today, fne and warm. Tranng as per syllabus 2 offcers and 2 other ranks proceeded to jon the Canadan Occupatonal Forees. General Crerar and hs party along wth LtCol JA Nesbtt,.A./Bde Comd pad a vst and observed the tranng of ths Unt. Tonght the CO, MaUor WW Mar attended a mess dnner at hs old Unt Hq the Saskatoon Lght nfantrye Show at the K of C - Between Two Women. Weather today, fne and warm. Appx 5

10 nstructons regar.dng pre.paraton of War Dares (whch wll b e kept from frst day of moblzaton, creaton or embodm ent), are contaned n F.S. R egs. Vol. l. Ttle pages wll be prepared. JVAR DARY RH fnffl5fffff JJJffff5(jf~~MB;t~ West NSR (Erase headng not requred) JUNE 9 45 M.F.M. 40/P & S/37 (9/ 42 ) Orgnal, duplcate and trplcate to b< forwarded to 0. / c 2nd E chelon for ds JOSn.l. Dat Hour Page 0 Summary of Events and nformaton ~e~s;;~~j~c~;e ~t~~;~ ntals Place UTRE_C_H_T 23.. J ---:T~r-a---:-l--:--n_g_a_s_p_e_r_s_y--:l:-:l:-a--:b MR l other ranks proceeded to JOln the C~~adru Occupatonal Forces Sheet offcer and 54 other ranks proceeded on repatraton :f:xd draft to C.ANADA :-u-s Appx 5 Major WE Ga.,ber, who for the past few days has been at Bn HQ n preparaton for tak ng :25,000 over as 2C n the event of Major WW Mar returnng to Clu"J.ADA on repatraton draft, has Besu.med command of "D" Coy. t became known today that Major W\"l Mar falls unde the classfcaton of key personnel and wll reman n conmand of ths Bn wth Majo HY Esenhauer as 2C. 800 A mess dnner was held at the Bn OFcer s Mess. Guests were Lt-Col JA Nesb tt A/Bd Comd and West NSR offcer personnel servng wth 3 CB. 800 Show at the K of C -- "Bemveen Two Vomen" Show at the K of C -- "Here Comes The Waves" Weather today, fne and warm Offcer and 2 other ranks proceeded on repatraton draft to CANADA. Church parades as per Pt Orders 400 Major CF V\lhynacht (MBE) proceeded to England to rec eve hs MBE decoraton from the Kng. -:-L:~<:u, V c~tl~. 800 Show at the K of C -- "Ulna~elrnghts" 2000 Show at the K of C -- "Sunday Dnner For A Solder" Weather today, :fxl cloudy wth showers Tranng as per syllabus 2 other ranks proceeded to jon the Canad~~ Occupatonal Forces. 9 other ranks proceeded on repatraton Draft to ~xx CANADA. Leut NPE Fox has,:;taken over the dutes of Unt Sports Offcer atld Unt Fre Offce Show at the K of C -- "Keys Of The Kngdom" Same Show. Weather today, cloudy n the early mornng then fne and warm. Tranng as per syllabus o8oo 7 other ranks proceeded to JO~n. the Canad~D Occupatonal Forces Major WE Garber proceeded to 2 Echelon to nqure nto the Canadan Far East Drafts A~s~ ~e s proceedng to the Refnfocement Unt n an attemp to acqure beretsp D~v~slonal patches and Unt Ttles for the Bn. Appx Appx 5 Appx 5, r

11 nstructons regardng prep ara ton of War Dares (whch wll be k ept from frst day of moblzaton, creaton or embodm ent), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol.. Ttle pages wll be prepared. West NSR vvar DARY ~ ~EFN~~x (Erase headng not requred) JUNE 945 M.F.M. 40/ P & S / 37 (9/ 42 Orgnal, duplcate and trplcate td be forwarded to 0. / c 2nd Echelon for dsposw. J p ~ Remarks, referenec s Place Dat.e Hour age "" Summary of Events and nformaton to Appendces und ntals : ~----~--~----~ ~ UTRECHT 26 ~ 900 Show at the K of C - The Thn l/an Goes Home. g.f MR ~000 Same show. Sheet 376 /, Weather today, Fne and warm changng to cloudy wth lght showers n the late j :25, ~ Tranng as per syllabus 430 r 20 other rarucs ~ceeded on leave to the Unted Kngdom. 800 Sgt and 4 meh proceeded as a guard to Cdn nf Dv Vehcle Park. They wll rema there as long as we are n ths area. Approxmately 500 all ranks wll attend a parade n AMSTEHDALT tomorrow 900 Show at the K of C -- Blodde On A Budget ~ 000. Same show J Weather today, cloudy wth showers , Approxmately 500 all ranks of ths Unt proceeded to.aj.:sterdam. The role of ths E was to do pant dv_t;y and they were deployed n l)os tons krmg along the parade rout J The parade cons:sted of a massed Canadan Ppe Banl, 5 Canadan nfantry Regments, Recce tegt, Troop of tanks, and 3 JJtys of Canadan Artllery. Also ncluded n the patade was the N"BS and Dutch Cvl Organzatons. At the end of the parade was a massed brass band of the Canadan Army. Ths parade proceeded along the man stre of AMSTEPJJA -. and was revewed by General HDG Cl~eTaT, GOc-,c st Canadan Army and Que Wlhelmna of the Netherlands. Estmated numbet on parade was 30,000, spectators we e estmated at 80, other rarucs arrved as renforcemants and were alloted to Coys. Show at the K of C -- n Socety Same show Weather today, Cleudy wth a few scattered showers. 29 Tranng as per syllabus Appx 5 30 General Dempsey, Commander of the 2nd Brtsh Army pad a vst to ths En. 900 Show at the K of C -- Grl n Overalls 2000 Same show Weather today, Fne and warm turnng to cloudy wth lght showers later n the eve g. Appx 5

12 nstru.ct~on s regard.ng preparaton of \Var Dares (whch wll be kept from frst day of moblzaton, creaton or embodment), are contaned n F.S. Regs. Vol.. Ttle pages wll be prepared. West WAR DARY M.F.M. 40/ P & S/37 (0/ 42) ~ mrfjjjfjjlffjn~~mh~r~ (Erase headng not requred), Jmm 945 Orgnal, duplcate and trplcate to be forwarded t<j 0. / c 2nd Echelon for dspo= L Place ~- urnrnary o vents and nformaton Dat.O :[. Hour l Pa 0 e 2 S f E Remarks, reference ~ to Appendces and ;-=-:;-::::-:;-.:~--:-:--=-::-:=--;::~:;-:~-:= l -""=;v;-:;n::~t=:al:_:s UTRECHT 30 Tranng as :per syllabus A:ppx 5 MR /08oo 4 other ranks proceecled to JOJ.n the Canadan Occupatonal Forces. Sheet Show at the K of C - - :Dou-ble ndemnty 2000 Same show :25,000 Weather today, fne and warm turnng cloudy n the evenng.. General ~ [ The begnnng of June saw the West HSR settlng down to "Peace ~me routne n SCHEVENKGEN. Emphass :f.rll: therefore fell entrely on relevng as much as possbl the nevtable feelng of boredom, whch would follow the Unts long perod n act n. Tactcal tranng was abandmned, and hardenng tranng and smartenng drll wth afternoon spo:rts became the s;yll8.bus of the day. Every advantage was taken of organ- zed toursto pmmr.ts of nterest. Hours of tranng were short and snappy to mantan nt rest. As a prelmnary to educatoral coj.rses and return to cvl lfe, three weeks pero of rehabltaton lectv.res, ncludng vocatonal nformaton, was funcluded n the tranng of all Coys. n spte of constant change of personnel due to repatraton, Canadan Far East Forces, and Canadan Occupatonal Forces Drafts the standard of dscplne wth _West NSR was n most respects hgher than that of any Bn wthn the Bde. Cases of dscplnary acton were very lmted, and at no tme dd the ~~t n ur the dsfavor of hgher formaton or the cvl authortes. General health remaned good.. The VD rate whch rose followng VE day was more than cut n half by a ~~ Stamp-t-Out carnpagrj n whch lectures by Platoon Commaders played a large part The short tranng houre, complete freedom n the evemngs untl 2300 hrs ~d the frendlness mf the Cvlan Populaton asssted n keepng the morale of the men at a hgh level. The excellent wo:tjk by the K of C Supervm.sor Mr AH Chvers, n provdng a club and cnema for other ranks, s well wortgy of prase.. 4/z~~~ u;;~a /;e45); 4 jl)